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Omfthn. Draft * , check * , express nnd pDstolllca
money orJen to be made payable tu the order of
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STATIMINT : or CIHCUI.A.TION.
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INSIST O.V HAVING Tllia 1ICR.
Slot machine1 should bis sup
pressed.
Tlio tlodslon of , Iiilfp ( MmiRpr on the
water works franchise Is now ovcnluc.
Now when- Dick Crokcr returns to
LiOiulnn town 1'rlnco Alliort Edward
niny condescend to si > i > nk to him.
Thorp Is a. well-grounded siisplclon
that there Is hoodie behind the slot
machines which has prevented the
council from repealing the lawless
license ordinance.
The distilct judge In DPS Molnes who
declares that the recent election in
Iowa , is illegal simply means that it
was unsatisfactory to him anil his po
litical associates.
i Ifor a. woman suffering solitary con
finement In an Hngllsh prison Mrs.
Mnj'brlek and her famous case come be
fore the public pretty often. Knt tills
is because she is an American woman.
Ono result of tlie New Yoik election
has been to make a great Increase in
the number of applications for member
ship In the ( Mileage Tammany and to
start a movement for a Tammany In St.
Paul. I
Judge Sanborn made .St.ir Pointer
tlmo in continuing the Union 1'acillc
foreclosure sale. It is now practically
settled that the road will pass out of
the hands of the receivers and under
control of Its new owners by the end of
the year.
Omaha will not be distressed if tlie
Kansas Pacillc shall be permanently
severed from the Union 1'aelfle. The
Kansas I'acilic lias been a drag on the
main line nnd its operation by the Union
I'acilic forced Its managers to divert to
Kansas Oily tr.illlc from tlie section
naturally tributary to Omaha.
The Northern 1'acllle land department
has done n big business tlie p.IN ! season ,
especially In eastern Washington. Farm-
.ors already living In the far west have
boon buying more land and there have
been many new arrivals from the east
ern 'states , ( iooil crops in the west are
the cause of tlie good business.
A laboring man who was offended at a
newspaper article relating to tramps
stated to a Yankton newspaper that he
had lived In Uussia and "would much
prefer to bu doing service nnder the
Russian ting than In tills country nnder
present conditions. " Xo obstacles should
beput in the way of his speedy return
to the dominion of the iv.ar.
Secretary Wilson's estimate of ? 100-
000,000 , sent out of th > United States
annually for farm products that could
be grown on American farms may seem
at llrst sight to be overdrawn , but the
hecretary lias been making a special
Btndy of tlie subject since he went to
Washington ami lie has the olllcial lig.
uros to back up his estimate.
The expert testimony Introduced by
the prosecution In the Lnetgert case
cost the state only $ ii , : ! ! ) , " > . Considering
the < juantlly of the expert opinion thus
bought tlw charge Is ceitalnly cheap
enough , It would not hu surprising to
hear of the formation of a syndicate tu
supply expeit testimony of all kinds by
the yard at bargain counter prices.
Some of the eastern popocratlc news
papers art * trying to make ( lie public
believe that the Issue of the Nebraska
election Avas the free colnago.of silver at
1 lo 1. IJut the sllverltes In these parts
know butler. While the platforms of the
opposing parties naturally reallirmed
their national platforms of 180(1 ( , the sli
ver Issue was no nioro prominent In Ne
braska thnn It was In New York City ,
from which U is said to have been ex
cluded as much as It possibly could he.
Hut oven if silver were the Issue Iiv the
Nebraska election , the result must be
poor cousolatlou the sllvorltca.
SKCHETAltr OAUE'H PLAN.
The plan of currency revision formu
lated by Secretary Gage , wlillo It has
received some commendation from the
currency reformers , Is not radical
enough to please the more extreme
among them , who demand that tlie gov
ernment shall be "taken out of the bankIng -
Ing business" at once. Thus the New
York Kvenlng Post , one of the most
radical organs of currency reform , after
discussing some of the features of tlie
plan of the secretary of the treasury , expresses -
presses its preference "for the more rad
ical measure of taking the government
out of thi ) currency-Issuing business al
together by the retirement of nil of Its
legnl-tci'dor paper , believing as wo do
that business can never bo on a sound
bottom so long ns Hie question of re
deeming Its paper In gold is essentially
a political one , depending on the chance
of a majority of voters being In favor of
such redemption. " The plan of Mr.
Gage contemplates tlie retirement of the
legal-tender notes , but the method he
prescribes would not immediately
sweep all of them out of the currency
and thus take the government at a leap
out of the currency-Issuing business , as
the extreme reformers advise.
The secretary of the treasury has
learned from his Inquiries regarding
public opinion on this subject that the
demand for a sweeping retirement of
.the legal-tender notes is utterly im
practicable and If anything Is to bo
accomplished It must be by gradual
steps and along conservative lines. lie
therefore proposes what may be re
garded as a compromise plan. lie
recommends-the Issue of gold bonds ,
hearing Interest at the rate of 2& per
cut , for refunding the whole present
bonded debt of the United States , a
proportion of these bonds to bo sold
for cash that Is , for gold. lie further
recommends the establishment of a
separate bureau of Issue and redemption
in tlie treasury , to which he would
transfer $ r. > r > ,000,000 in gold and .f'JOO-
000,000 in greenbacks , the latter to he
Issued only In exchange for gold. It
will thus bo seen that so much , at least ,
of the legal-tender notes It Is not pro
posed to cancel. The new bureau
would thus have practically $ . ' 525,000-
000 in gold with which to redeem out
standing government paper. A method
for ) ncronsng ! < tlie bank note circulation
is also recommended.
There Is very little that Is really new
In Secretary Gage'M plan and while It
will have tlie opposition of the radical
currency reformers In and out of con
gress , It Is equally certain to be opposed
by the free silverltos and by those who
are hostile to any expansion of the na
tional banking system. The free silver
organs that have discussed the plan
luivo unreservedly condemned it.
With these elements in opposition and
powerful in congress , It is perfectly ob
vious that Secretary Gage's plan for
revising the currency system hasn't the
ghost of a. chance of being accepted ,
nor will any plan which shall come from
the monetary commission have a bettor
chance of being adopted. It Is possible
that the agitation for currency reform
has done some good in enlightening the
popular mind nnd to whatever extent
this is the case it lias not been in ( lie
direction of tlie policy of destroying the
greenback currency and substituting
bank notes for It. The theory that the
government should in this way be
taken out of the banking business lias
not been growing in | K > pular acceptance ,
nor is it likely to do so.
T/IB T.\VUllt IftUlIiRNT.
Ex-Minister Taylor lias made a good
deal of notoriety for himself , not alto
gether enviable , but it does not appeal-
that lie lias made tlie impression upon
tlie public mind which lie undoubtedly
expected to. According to trustworthy
report from Washington Mr. Taylor's
articles assailing Spain's attitude in
Cuba arc regarded with disfavor by
State department olllclals , but of course
It is a matter of which the government
can take no notice. It is not probable ,
therefore , that there will be any re
monstrance on the part of the Spanish
government , which lias doubtless been
Informed by its minister at Washing
ton regarding ( lie Irresponsibility of
Mr. Taylor as a private citizen.
As to the impropriety of the ex-min
ister's course tlu > re Is difference of
opinion , but we think he is more gen
erally condemned than commended. The
Philadelphia Prcsi , whoso editor-in-
chief , Mr. Charles Kmery Smith , was
minister to Russia during the Harrison
administration , Bays of the matter : "A
minister is a guest and tlie circumstance
tlmt he enjoys the hospitality of a na
tion and not of an individual does not
absolve him from tlie ordinary obliga
tions of a gentleman partaking of hos
pitality , lie Is not only a guest but
a guest charged for a season with the
conduct of national interests which be
gan before lie commenced to handle
them and continue after lie has laid
them down. When his term of servic ?
is over he Is still hound by his honor
as n gentleman and his olllcial pledge
as n minister to bu silent as to all he
has learned while enjoying the hospi
tality of one nation and lntrusk > d with
the conduct of the business of another. "
Unquestionably tills view Is correctj.lt
certainly is the view that lias been
observed by our diplomatic represent
atives after their return to private life ,
tlie lirst tlagrant departure from It , so
far ns we are aware , being that of ex-
Minister Taylor. Tlie incident may lie
useful as a lesson , if any such lesson
were needed.
KKA COA .ST nKFRXSRS.
People wlio live remote from the seacoast -
coast cannot fully appreciate tha strong
Interest felt by the residents in our sea
port cities In the matter of const de
fenses and every intimation of possible
war Intensifies that interest. It Is just
now very active , giving promise of a
strong pressure on congress at the com
ing session for liberal appropriations to
push forward defensive work on the
seacoast and to Increase the arllllery
foroe of tlie army , so that the men re
quired for garrison duty shall be ready
for tills service when tlie defenses are
completed. Last week the New York
Chamber of Commerce had this subject
under consideration aud adopted reso
lutions urging the president juid con
gress to provide a force of trained artil
lerymen for the proper manning of the
seacoast defenses. It Is very likely that
there will bo similar appeals from the
other seaboard cities.
There Is a regular system of fortifica
tions now under way on which good
progress has been made and while there
Is no apparent danger of war there are
few who will doubt the wisdom of go
ing on with the construction of these
defenses , which will require several
years yet for completion. It Is expen
sive , but It Is essential to security , for
a navy several times larger than we
have would not bo so effective against
a foreign enemy ns a strong nnd ade
quate system of seacoast defenses. And
these defenses must be mann'ed and by
artillerymen who know their business ,
which will Involve nn additional large
and continuous nnmial expenditure. It
must bo mot , however , nnd congress
should be able to find a way to econo
mize la some other direction , so that
this outlay would not materially In
crease the annual expenses of the gov
ernment. In increasing the artillery
force of the army It might be expedient
to reduce other arms of the service ,
though of course a proposition of this
kind would encounter vigorous opposi
tion from the military influence , which
wants tlie army Increased. In the pres
ent condition of the revenues it Is un
likely that this congress will he dis
posed to add very much to the expen
ditures on account of scaeonst defense ,
but there must sooner or later be pro
vision made for properly manning ( lie
fortifications that are being constructed
and equipped.
OMAHA'S
Coming events cast their shadows be
fore. No city on the continent has bet
ter prospects of substantial growth In
the near future than Omaha. The es
tablishment of tlie great Armour pack
ing house plant was only tlie forerun
ner of other great industrial changes
that are to take place in this city and
vicinity during the coming year , .assur
ing permanent and well-paid em
ployment for thousands of wagework-
crs. The divorce of the Union Pacific
ailroad from its government partner
ship and its transfer to the control of
capitalists who have abundant means
for expanding its trallic by the ac
quisition of connecting lines and con
struction of new feeders cannot fail to
give a new impetus to Omaha and its
jobbing and manufacturing interests.
Tlie projected extension of tlie Qulncy
line to a connection with Ilia llaltlmore
& Ohio system , which Is now an assured
fact , will give Omaha an outlet to the
Atlantic seaboard that will place It on
an equal footing with the most favored
distributing points west of the Missis
sippi river. The establishment of
steamship lines to European and South
American ports In connection with the
Pittsburg & Gulf railroad , of which
Omaha will ere long become the north
ern terminus , Is destined to create new
markets for the producers of the great
corn belt that will make Omaha not only
a meat-packing , but n grain-distributing
center. Last , but not least , the Trans-
misslsslppl Exposition , which has al
ready advertised Omaha , more than any
other project except possibly the Union
Pacific railroad , will attract to this me
tropolis of th ? Missouri valley hundreds
of thousands of visitors , many of whom
will make this city their permanent
home. While 'Omalni will not experi
ence another'boom based upon real es
tate options , her growth from now on
will IK ; substantial and investments
made In realty will not bo based on
speculative future prosperity , but upon
a foundation that can not be shalccu.
NOT .1 SMALL AlATTKIt.
There may be no material difference
between the title of architoct-ln-chlef
and supervising architect . o far as print
ing cither title on letterheads erin
in newspaper illustrations goes. It
may be a harmless habit to
wear a brigadier general's star
In place of a colonel's eagle , but In
the army such habits are not encour
aged. For the exposition , however , tlie
assumption of the title of nrchltects-ln-
clilef In place of supervising architects
does constitute a very material differ
ence , ns will presently transpire. A
supervising architect Is presumed to
supervise the construction of the build
ings that have been planned under his
direction and he is expected to see to it
that every structure is built ln > accord
ance with the plans and specifications.
Tills does not necessarily Imply that he
is to superintend the construction , but
It does Imply Unit he Is from tlmo to
time to Inspect the buildings under his
supervision and require Inspectors of
building materials and superintendent of
construction to enforce tlie strict execu
tion of plans and specifications. The
change of title from supervising archi
tect to arcliltect-In-ehlcf would shift the
responsibility that attaches to super
vision. Its practical effect would bo to
open the door for changes In tlie plans
and s | > ? clllcatlons by building superin
tendents without the architects' concur
rence and without the knowledge of the
exposition managers. It would enable
inelliclent or dishonest inspectors or
suporlntcnd'Oiits to work Into the hands
of contractors by accepting Inferior ma
terials and permitting defective con
struction , This Is why the exposition
cannot afford to allow a change In the
title of supervising architect.
In the recent election In Iowa there
were sixteen counties In which Shaw ,
candidate for governor , was relatively
stronger than McKlnley last year. Nine
of these counties are in the Eighth con
gressional district , three In the Sixth ,
two In the Ninth , one in the Seventh and
one In the Eleventh. The Des MoliK'n
Leader calls attention to tlie fact that
these counties , ns well ns ten other
counties in which there were slight galiw
for White over Itryun , nro all coun
ties In which the free silver sentlincnt
has boon strong and the party organ
ization has been dellnltoly committed to
tlie Chicago platform. The greatest loss
of the fuslonlsts was In Monoiiu county ,
the only county In the state Umt IIUB
been distinctively a populist and free
silver county. "Where silver has been
distinctively Rtrong , " says tlie Lender ,
"there tlio'l 'jilte vote Is relatively
smaller than the Hryan vote of n year
ago. This dorm not look much as If n
silver victory tyid been gained. " The
Leader , which supported the democratic
candidates , Wlilently has no tears to
shed over the defeat of the entire
ticket In lown. ( i
The World-Herald docs not exactly under
stand why anj eta should regard Mr. Jloso-
water no an e&ctiClal'lo a srcat public under
taking. Hei \ Insulting to his associates ,
tyrannical to'lil ' 'subordlnatco and fudecent
In hla entire , attitude toward the great
project. World-Herald.
Wo do not khbw in whose way Hose-
water Is Jt t now , but evidently he
stands In the way of somebody who
wants to "keep It dark. " Otherwise
our cuttlefish contemporary would not
shed so much dark fluid. If Host-water's
associates need a protector to keep them
from being Insulted by anything Uoso-
water lias said or done they must bo
very thin-skinned. The subordinates
over whom Ilosowatcr 1ms tyrannized
are to bo pitied Indeed. Hut It Is pasu-
ing strange that not one has voluntarily
dt'cllnod to servo under him or ever
entered complaint anywhere about his
tyrannical ways. Quito tlie contrary ,
not one of the subordinates who has
served under tills tyrant , either In the
exposition or In The Omaha HBO , would
decline to come back nnd be tyrannized
over some more.
It is reported from Denver that the
Denver & Gulf railroad will never go
back Into the Union Pacillc system. Kill
Is not this proclamation , like Sir Joseph
Porter's denials In Pinafore , a trifle
premature and subject to later quali
fication ? It is possible the Denver &
Gulf may not return to the Union
Pacific system , although that would be
the most natural alliance It could make ,
but it Is certain that It must either ex
pand In various directions or eventually
be swallowed up by one or other of the
great transcontinental lines. Railroad
consolidation in the west is as inevita
ble as was railroad consolidation in the
east , and It Is only a question of the
time that will be taken to effect the
result.
Authoritative statistics show that the
production of beet sugar in all tlie
piinclpal sugar-producing countries of
Europe has fallen In 1807 considerably
lower than in the preceding year.
When the United Slates reaches tlie
stage where it produces all the sugar
It needs for its own uses the European
beet sugar makers will either have to
curtail theCr * output or be forced to
devise .some''means ' of increasing their
homo coiisuiliptlbn and enlarging their
markets. . '
The State Board of Educational Lands
and Funds should wake up to tlie fact
that Douglas county is about to issue
a new block'of ' county bonds which aw
available nnflerHthe constitution as se
curities for the permanent investment of
the permanent 'school ' fund. Kecausc
former boards Iqt brokers and speculat
ors buy in the builds of Nebraska coun
ties nnd then turn them over at a round
profit to the'School ( fund is n'o reason the
present reform board should do like
wise.
The Grave yard of Spaniards.
G lobe-Democrat.
The new commander In chief of Cuba finds
that 130,000 of the ! ! 00,000 Spanish troops sent
over liavo died , deserted or been disabled.
Yet Weyler Insisted that ho wao In good shape
to crush the Insurrection.
X'n ' DmiKer In Unit Dlreetloii.
WathlnBton Star.
General Miles' recommendation to equip
Chicago's federal building with galling guns
shows his determination to do what ho can
to prevent this government from bolng
robbed .by . violent and unbuslness'lk ? rno'lioda.
The most conspicuous and effectual as
saults on the treasury have not been , how
ever , of this character.
Snure Ailvlev.
Atchlson Globe.
The work of electing certain men to save
the country having ended , suppose you wrap
your hydrant and save yourself plumbers'
bills. Suppose you alrx > bank up your cellar ,
lay In your potatoes and apples while they
are cheap , get your stove up nnd fuel ready.
Suppose you quit worrying about national af
fairs and heed the warning In these last few
pleasant days before winter.
llooniliiK' n Slimmer HeNort.
Hoston Herald.
Dr. Nansen appears to be booming the arc
tic regions as a great health resort. AccordIng -
Ing to his testimony , the atmosphere of the
frozen zone Is absolutely free from all dis
ease germs and no such things as bacilli or
microbes can survive there. It will have to
bo allowed that this Is a handsome recom
mendation , though it Is somewhat hampered
by the danger of freezing to death.
Mr. OInrU'H Coploux Wlilskorx.
Siiringlli'lil ( Mass. ) Itcpubllcnn.
When ono sees for the first time the pic
ture of the president of the Union Pacific
Railroad company ho feels a shock. Those
whiskers ! those I'offerlan whiskers ! he
gasps. la the president of this railroad a
populist ? Mr. Clark should attend to this
matter at once. No railroad president can
wear a beard n foot long and bo accepted as
n "safe" financier In < hls country.
Silver' * .Shrine In tin * Hay .Slate ,
New York Sun.
The Iton , Oeortro Fred Williams , habitual
democratic candidate for governor of Muss-
nchusolts. expresses himself i > s Immensely
gratified by the fact that ho carried the
city of Chlcopeo Tuesday , Pcdham Dis
patch ,
0 , Chlcopco.'O ' , Chlcopeo , my heart Is beatIng -
Ing hot for thce , forever loved for laving mo.
O , Chlcopee , 0 , Chlcopee , forever blest and
handEomo bo , 'anl ' long as Tlmo shall know
A , V. , may the high names bo twinned and
wed of Chlcopeo and George Fred.
llefnre n'nil After tlie. lleturiiH.
New York Corrtmerclal Advertiser ( rep. )
Tomororw nnQ tomorrow and tomorrow
Creeps In thlft'ipetty pace from day to day ,
To the last Hylmblo of recorded time.
And nil our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to rtusty. death.
Thua we rqQec ed at 8 o'clock last night.
At 9 o'clock wo went further :
Life's but a walking ulmdow ; a poor
player ,
That struts n.ni } frets his hour upon the
' ' '
stngo ,
And t'hen Isheard no more ; It Is a tnle
Told by an ( dlot , full of sorrow und fury ,
Signifying nothing.
Volue for the VoleeleHN.
Chicago Tribune.
Can the dumb bo made to upeak ? Inventor
Iterllner says they Dan , and that , too , with
out much difficulty , He lias devised an ap
paratus which he asserts will produce sound
In the mouth , and with UB aid all a mute
will have to do to talk as well as anybody
Is to go through the motions of articulation
with the tongue , lips and teeth. Of uourte
the speech will bo In a monotone , but U
will servo all practical purposes. If tills Is
true , the Invention will be of grsat value.
The scientists should now sot to work to
discover some way to make the deaf hear.
That ought not to be any more dtfllcult ttan
It Is to make the dumb talk , and when the
way Is found U will be of far greater value ,
for mutes are tew , but deaf perjouc < ire
numerous.
ILLINOIS AT Tlin UXI'OStTIO.V.
Proponed Pinna for Adequate Hepro-
Hmtndnu nf the State.
Chicago Clllitn.
Illinois will bo strongly In evidence at the
Transmlsslnslppl nnd International Kxposl-
tlon t Omaht next year , Its deslro to par
ticipate having been substantially shown by
an act of the last general assembly ap
propriating $45,000 for a building nnd exhibit
of the date's products And resources , A
boord of state commlssloneVs , known as the
Illinois Tr.insmlssIssliAil and International
commission , non likewise recommended by
the legislature nnd the governor empowered
to appoint.
Inspired by social as irell an Imvrartaut
commercial ties , Illinois , as ono of the great
agricultural producing and manufacturing
slates In the transmlsslsslppl region , was
ono of the first to cxtctid hearty oncoura o-
mont and financial aid In behalf of an enter
prise brilliant In lls undertaking , grand In lt
completeness and surroundings and destined
to mark la n marvelous degree a now era
of commerce , Industry and agriculture In
the tronsmUslBslppl region.
IVolldc In manufactured products of all
kinds , building materials , food and clothing ,
as also In coal and lead , sftnlTStoiic , granite ,
and other valuable building stone , the Illi
nois exhibit promises to bo a very extensive
one. The Illinois commissioners profited by
the lessons of the World's fair and they
have undertaken the work of preparing a
state exhibit with a foreknowledge born of
experience In short , they nro adepts at the
exposition business ,
The site of the Illinois State building ,
chosen during a lalo trip by the commis
sion to Omaha , Is admirably adapted for the
Intended representative exhibit. Tlie plat of
ground Is 300 feet wide und 250 feet long ,
situated on the bluff tract overlooking the
braid valley of the Missouri , At the base
the river sweeps gracefully along.'lending
a charming scenic effect to the rugged bluffs
on the Iowa side. The Northwestern road
on the ono side and trolley HUPS on the
other run within a stone's throw of the site
of the Illinois building. The location was
made with a view to sightliness and accessi
bility.
The building contemplated by the State
commission will cost about $20,000 , the re
mainder of the appropriation holng devoted
to exhibits. The classic order of architecture
will be beautifully revealed In the design of
the building , nnd the Interior studied for con
venience as well as beauty and effect. A
spacious auditorium will bo arranged for
state and olllcial ceremonies , banquets , balls
ind receptions. Suitable apartments will be
provided for use of the officials and com
mittees. A largo fountain In the center of
the grand court of tttc building will radiate
with wondrous beauty a thousand prismatic
colors from its spray , heightened In effect
by the odor of perfumed flowers. The space
outside the building will be adorned with
pretty little parks of shrubbery and flowers ,
with gravel walks , settees and shade , where
the visitor can seek comfort und rest nt
times. Directly to the south , across a nar
row ravine , to be made an attractive feature ,
thd Nebiaska building Is now in progress of
erection. A3 this will be the Mecca of thou
sands , the site of the Illinois building will
be commanding. Landscape effec'a of rare
beauty have boon planned for this port of
the grounds. Work on the building will be
gin as soon as the architect's pKins uro pie-
1'ared. '
1'ASSI.VC. OK iSKXATOH KOHMAX.
Nearly a I.tfedaie In Olllce , Alarylaiid'x
Hois Is a Millionaire.
Chicago Tribune.
Gorman's defeat In Maryland will remove
a picturesque factor from the senate. He
shared with Urlce , Hill. Joe niackburn , Tlll-
uian , Allison , John Sherman , Quay and a few
others the sometimes questionable honor of
being coe of the senators always pointed out
by the guides to anxious strangers.
Uebides all that , Gorman was a real power
In the senate , and whether his party was In
control or not , he generally managed to have
a tight grip on the throttle. It Is a well
known fact that less than half a dozen meu
In the two big parties really ran the senate.
When Allison and Gorman managed to agree
on oome particular line of policy It was gen
erally good betting that their decision would
stcr.id as the voice of the senate.
Gorman was a master of political Intrigue ,
a natural born general , alternately bold and
cautious , and the most secretive when he
was apparently the most frank. Like Cul-
lom of Illinois , Gorman had the faculty of
making warm friends , Inde , endnnt of party
lines , and , like , Cullom , who is said to bo
the "slickest" man In the esnate , Gorman
would keep a pet measure hanging fire for
days or weeks , simply to rush It through
when all the conditions were favorable. No
ono but Gorman could have held up the WI1-
SCTI bill in , dellauco of the president , and
It was his malodorous genius which rendered
that Ill-fated measure so decided a factor in
the defeat of the democrats last year.
There has never ibeen a senator who re
duced the science of petty ofuco getting for
his constituents to such a line point. When
regular places were exhausted Gorman gen
erally managed to Insert en Innocent amend
ment In the appropriation bill which ope-ned
up new avenues. Per contra , when chiefs of
bureaus were not sufficiently alert In provid
ing places for the friends of the Maryland
senator they generally found that their next
appropriation would be cut down In * criti
cal p'ace where It would hurt the moat.
The same methods were Introduced Into
Maryland politics. Gorman's machine was
o ! n character which would consume Quay
or I'latt or Crokcr with envy. Township
officers were ai pointed at his dictation , and
the whole state for twenty years was forced
to pay tribute to his political mastership
Nothing like the Maryland machine ever
was seen before , and probably It Is the lawt
of Its kind. Hl < i bosslsmas absolute , and
It was not until the Inlluentlal democrats of
the fatato threw tradition to the winds and
voted by thousands for regular republican
nominees that Gorman's dictatorship was
dissolved. Tuenday's election beat him at
last , but It was a narrow squeak , and the
Maryland Loss kept his enemies guessing
until tonight , and even riuw does not give
up entirely.
Arthur I'ue Gorman's career has been one
of lomantlc Interest , for ho entered public
life as a page boy In the senate , and at that
tlmo determined to win for himself the right
to clap his hands and have page boy come
flying with glasses and water , fans , rapcra ,
hooka and other attributes of real tate -
inanerln. It was In 1S52 that he began work
as a page , and he remained as a mere sub
ordinate In the stoato for fourteen years ,
by which tlmu ho had become postmaster.
Ho waa then only 27 years old , but from
boyhood ho had bren associating with as
tute polltlcltns and Icorncd all the tricks of
the trade. Ho at once embraced the oipor-
tunlty offered to ambitious dninocrata by
Andy Johnson and landed as collector of
Internal revenue , which place ho held until
Gorman had become a power , and at the Borne
yew which removed him from the feder.il
service saw him n member of the Maryland
legislature. That was In 1SC9 , and Gorman-
ism dates back to that time. Within two
yrars ho was made speaker of the house of
delegates. In 1S75 ho was In the state senate
and In January. IS80 , ho was elected to nua-
ceed William I'ltikney Whyto the following
year as United States senator from Mary
land , thus realizing his boyhood ambition.
March 3 , 1899 , ho will retire , after three
terms , aggregating eighteen years.
Senator Gorman Is ono of the few exam
ples of men who absolutely had no buslnPFfl
In life except that of polities. lie was only
14 years old when made a senate pagp.
When he retires ho will bo a few days short
of three score. During all that tlmo , from
the beginning of his teens to his COth year ,
ho has lived anJ breathed palltlcs. Neces
sarily limited In his education , * he adopted
no profession even nominally and he had
no opportunity to Icatu a business , as for
forty-seven yearn he has been a pensioner
on the public. Vet ho haa tlm refutation
of being a millionaire. His salary for eigh
teen years as senator was less th'in ' flOQ.OOO
and for the other twenty-nine years probably -
bly not over { 50,000 , On this aggregate of
$160,000 he h'H entertained handsomely ,
spent money liberally for politics , tnd
cleaned up B million or BO without any vis
ible means of support , except ouch as might
be developed by a purely political rnreer.
With hla dubious career as professional
politician and Intriguing OEH Senator Gor
man combines n charming personality ,
really broad Ideas of governmental func
tions and a private character which Is be
yond reproach. His word In as good as his
bond , his housp Jfl a center of culture ard
refinement , and away from hla professional
career Arthur Puo Gorman Is as lovable a
mart as ono would meet In walking from
Baltimore to Washington and back again.
nnannit ix IOWA.
Tenon of H > tieleiMniietiolr
1"W Through tlie UetnriiN.
ChlcARo Tlmlt r titi
Nowhere s the silver lusuo made more
prominent during tlie recent campaign Ill4n
In Iowa. U was upon tlmt issue lone tlmt
the fusion of democrats , silver republicans
and pcjiullsts was effected , and the ticket
was nifldo up of representatives from each of
these parties. The endorsement of Ilryan and
the Chicago platform was put first nnd fore
most In the DCS Molncs platform nnd Mr.
Fred White's speeches were devoted to the
contention tlmt 10 to 1 was the natural ratio
between silver and gold.
The result therefore In Iowa Is a better
test of the popular will than that In tiny
other slate , though It Is conclusive enough
hi Ohio , where the Issue- was defeated , though
complicated with other questions. The wound
It got there , though not as deep as a well or
ns wldo as n church door , will serve.
In Iowa there were over 85,000 stay-at-
homes when compared with the president ! ! !
vote of last year , and It It. reasonable to bo-
llcvo that the majority of these were repub
licans. In nn off year It 1s those of the
majority that mnlto no great effort to turn
out and the falling off Is always morn pro
nounced from the dominant party than from
the other.
Indeed. It was because of this well known
disposition In parties that the sliver men
thought to steal n march in Iowa , and hoped
by fusion ami toy stimulating their own men
to turn out that they could catch the- re
publicans sleeping. Hence they made a
canvasa of the state almost ns thorough ns
In a presidential year , counting much on
Ilryan himself lo carry the day.
The returns how that whllo they gained
a slight percentage comparatively In their
vote of n year ago the majority of the people
are Immovably set for honest money and the
gold standard. Mr. Shaw received 223.695
votes , which 'was Cl per cent , or more than
one-half of all the votes cast , whllo White
received 102,223 votes , or t > nlyH per cent
of the total vote. 'Mr. ' Ilryan last year re
ceived 13 per cent of the vote cast , so that
the Increase of about 1 per cent for White
nhovvs Just what fusion accomplished this
year. Thus In two great elections , one for
the presidency and one for the governorship ,
the people of Iowa have "by " a 'majorltyvote
decided against free sliver.
Does nioouo suppose that this Issue can
eV < > r be raised ngaln. In Iowa with the least
prospect of success , or that any party can be
mad enough to go to the people upon It ?
If the popular -will thus expressed docs
not settle n question we .would . Illto to
know what Is the use of voting and what
lo the meaning of democratic government ?
P113 FOH THIS FAITHFUL.
IMiiuin tlmt Hiive Fiilleii Into the I.uj )
of Taininaii.i.
Xcw York Sun.
Some notion of what the first mayor of
Greater Now York will have to distribute In
the way of patronage during his term of ot-
llco may bo obtained from the following list
of olllclals whom ho Is empowered by the
charter to appoint arter ho shall take olllco
on , January 1 , 1S9S , and the salaries which
ihey are to receive :
Titleor onicc. Term. Salary.
Cniimrntlon counsel 4 jcurs JU.OW
Clminbcrlniu 4 jcais 12.031) )
rrctlilcnt IJonid Public Im-
inovrment-i C scars 8.0M
Commissioner of water surlily. C yinis 7,5(0 (
C'oininltiiloner of highways . . . C years 7.500
Commissioner of street clean-
Inp fiscus 7 500
Commissioner of FPWPPI 6 Jcars 7,000
Commissioner of public bulltl-
ItiKft , llRlitlng and supplies. . . . 6 years 7fOO
Commissioner of Ullages G ycnra 7,500
Thieu comml&tloneis of parks. . 6 years O.IXJO
Six art commlpslonera Indefinite None
Klre commissioner C years 7.DOO
President boaid of taxes nnd
nshcraments C years 8.1X0
Kour commissioners of tuxes
und assessments 4 > ears 7,000
Five nxvcssors Indefinite 3,100
Two commlsiloners of chari
ties C > cars 7,5W
One commissioner of charities. G > ears 2.W
Commissioner of conoctlon . . . . C jears 7.COO
I'lt'slclent of the lionrd of
Health C years 7.MO
Two health commissioners C yeara G.OOO
T\\o commissioners of bulld-
IIIKS Clears 7,000
One commissioner of buildings G years 3rQ )
1'resldcnt of dock board C jcars G.OOO
Two commissioners of docks. . G years 5 , < h)0 )
1'our police commkuloners . . . . 4 yeais G.OOO
Commissioner of Jurors for
Manhattan and the lirorix..Indefinite 5,000
Two commissioners of ac
counts Indefinite 5,000
Chief of bureau of municipal
statistics 4 years 3.5CO
Three to blx commissioners of
statistics Indefinite None
Three civil service commls lon-
crs Indefinite None
Twenty-one members of the
school Inard for Manhattan
nnd the Hronx 3 years None
FoitJ'-llve incmbeis of school
board for llroolilyn 3 years None
Nine members of hchool board
for Richmond 3 years None
Nine members of school board
for Queens 3 years None
Two municipal court justices
for llrooklyn 2 years C.OOO
Three municipal court Justices
for Queena 2 years 5000
Two municipal court Justices
for Itlchmond 2 years 5,000
Three city maglstiales In
Queens 10 years 6,000
Tno city maRlstratcs In Hleh-
' , " , on(1 . " ' , 10 years 6.0CO
rive Justices of thn court of
special sessions , Second dlvl-
fcl ° n lOycaiH C.tOO
Th's does not Include hla secretary and the
other Immediate employes attached to the
mayor's ofllce ; nor the atipervlsor of the City
Record and the clerks and employes of vari
ous boards of which the mayor la a member.
The thirty-seven city marshals In this county
are not Included , for there Is a question
whether they are not protected In their
tenure under the charter. Mayor Strong It
Is contended , may reappolnt them for full
terms of six years before ho retires from
ufllcc. Neither docs the list Inc'udo the eal-
era and Inspectors of weights and measures ,
the number of which and Ihclr compensation
must be fixed by the municipal assembly.
Ileeldes all these licada of department ! ) there
are n lot of minor places , such as deputy
coinmlsslonorshlps , which may not bo within
the civil service provision of the constitu
tion. At any rate , the Tammany tigers have
no fear that the civil service laws will In
terfere much with tliolr getting ofllccs. They
never did when Tammany hall was In power
before.
Jiesldcs the plarra mentioned the new
mayor will have the appointment of a tow
city magistrates , whoso terms will expire
during his Incumbency of thn mayoralty ,
I'KUSOXAI , AM ) OTHISRWISIS.
Jerry Slmps'on'a own county. It seems ,
no longer cares whether ho wtars rocks or
not.
not.If
If Van.Vyck \ could gain such a tremendous
vote without saying a word , where was the
use of all the oratory ?
The total expcrvio of the prosecution In
the Luetgert trial , Including the salaries of
Jurors and dieting of Jurors , amounts to
$8,808.23.
The world honors the man who started for
( he north polo In a balloon , but It has n very
different opinion of the ono who has started
for the Klondike on a bicycle.
It took Van AVyek three seconds to mark
his voto. It took Low nearly two minutes to
mark his. That WES the difference between
machine voting and man-voting.
Herr Kriipp Intends to create at IC.ssen ? a
museum of anna which shall contain speci
mens ranging from the earliest date , and
has already begun to maku purchases to
that end.
'
General Ilutler's clients are his
estate for falling to properly care for their
Interests after taking their retainers. Such
a Bull bis Just .been filed by a Farmlnshani
man , who allegee that the general's careless
ness cost him fS.OOO.
The prince of Naples Is the only real elec
trician among all the princes of Kurope who
pose as mich. He has never occupied him
self with literature music or other fads , but
puts In his tlmo on genuine honest work ,
with the result that ho Is fully posted on
every question of electrical mechanism.
Count "Honl" do Castellano , who married
Mian Anna Gould and who now lives In I'arlu ,
has been requested by a delegation of mayors
representing the Lowna In the Department
of the Alps lo stand for election to the Cham
ber of Deputies. The count ban accepted the
Invitation and will make the race as a re
publican.
After a life spent In hard literary work
Henry George , BU It Is said , leaves an estate
of only about J15.000 . , The IIDUBO at Kort
Hamilton , which U In Mrs. George's name ,
Is worth J12.000. About J1.600 In bank and
a small life Insurance make up the balance.
There aro. In adldtlon , the copyrights on Mr.
George's books , which may perhaps bo more
valuable to hla heir * than they wore to hi in.
I'OI.ITICAI. S.VAI' SHOTS.
Indlotmpolls Journal : All things consM.
ered , tlio resulin of Tuesday'ii elections arc
nn emphatic reafllrnmtlon of the verdict of
November , 1896.
Washington SUr : As A writer Mr , Oormnn
possesses energy and feeling. Ho might fol
low the example of other defeated c.indld t i
nnd start n rival newspaper.
NCK York Sun : llez Lutif ? Squlnch Curd
and Joe Dlnckbtirn are happy , Kentucky | j
true to them and silver. Colonel Jack Chlnn
Is singing paeans and turning handsprings.
It Is a glorious Indian summer for the Ken
tucky braves.
Davenport Republican : The Iowa senate
will bo about font-fifths republican and thn
house three-fifths. This Is a good working
majority , probably .better . for practical resuUs
than If more nearly unanimous. The demo
crats arc sufficiently strong to act as a spur
to the republican ? , which augurs well for a
republican United States senator to succeed
John II , Gear.
Springfield Republican ; The republican !
over the country appear to have lest more
heavily In the cities than In the farming
districts. This Is Indicated by the fai't that
the earlier returns , which eomo from the
cities , Indicated lessen which the l.uer re
turns from the back counties cut down con
siderably. "Dollar wheat" thus jppcnrs to
have been not entirely without effect.
Philadelphia Times : If Gorman shall bo
defeated , as now ecenis probable , the demo
crats will lose altogether their ablest and
most sagaclottp leader In the senate. There
are others who nrc more ostentatious In lead
ership , but none of his democratic colleagues
approach him In complete equipment for
rurty mastery In a legislative body Regard-
lees of all partisan considerations , his retire
ment will be n great loss to the senate.
Globe Democrat : Rorman's defeat In a state
In which ho has until recently been as much
of n dictator as Croker Is In Now York city
Is a republican triumph of large dimensions.
The republicans will gain n United States
senator from Maryland , and that victory In
heightened by the fact that the democrat who
Is retired Is one of tlio most experienced and
adroit polltlclanu which his party has devel
oped since the war. Maryland has given a
grand account of herself.
1'A.SSIXO ri.KASA.VrillKS.
Somervlllc Journal : Different klinta of
punishment are good for unruly ehlldren ,
but us a gcncr.il thing spanking- takes the
palm.
Detroit liYeo Press. "What makes you
think that iMIss Venerable Is In tlie KOTO
and yellow ? "
"HeciiusB shi' positively refused to have
.any more birthday parties. "
Indianapolis Journal : Hungry Hlg lns
As fur elicit hours being enough for n
day's work
AVunrj * Wjitklns U ain't. Any man wjio'll
do a day's work orter git six inontbs.
Cleveland IMnln Dealer : "Wh.it'i the
matter with Hint lively young widow uc-ros.1
the way ? "
"Shu's broken-hearted. That dniitfitpr of
hers , the one she ( Mils 111 , went over to the
voting booth ycsteulay and K.IVO her ago
us 22. "
Chicago Record : "I find It always cheaper
to rlile than to walk. "
"Why ? "
" ] ly riding I dodge nil ncqualntanees wlio
nvaiit mo to stoj > nnd tnlk. "
Philadelphia Times : 'Many things con-
splro 'o prevent diuiclng masters abolishing
the wnltz. It's such a convenient t.\ny for
young people to got iiround each other ns
well as around the room.
Washington Star : "It's so seldom , " said
Uni-le Kben , "clnt n imin just puhceetls
nlong tryln' tor do Ma hones' duty , tlat when
he does , folks goes tor guessln' nn' 'spiclon-
In' tint he's pl.iyln' ti mlg-hty sly game. "
Indianapolis Journal : Inskl l ook here. It
It you that Ihns been circulating the report
that I hadn't washed my face for seven
years ?
Slnskl No. All I said was that If < i mos
quito wanted to tackle you he'd havu to
carry a. shovel.
Chicago Post : "Yes , " admitted the
dealer , "tho price of linlr mattrebsra Is a
little high now , but It won't lie long- before ,
there will be moro hair thro'.vn on the mar
ket than iwti know ivtmt to < lo wlilV and
then we'll Imvi * the regular annual alumii. "
"What occasions It ? "
"Tho close of the foot ball season , of
course. "
TMio viii.A i ; IMICTOII.
In taking a glance at the table of con
tents of tlio Century Magazine the atten
tion Is arrested by the word "Iluhalynt. "
Hut the "Uiibalynt of Doc Slfers , " by
James Wlilteomb Illley , Is not an Arabia
poem ; It Is simply n rare bit of coun'ry
dialect -which begins thus :
Ef you don't know Doc Slfers , I'll Jes' nrgy ,
here and now.
You've bin a inlghtly llttlo white about riere ,
anyhow !
'Caut < ! Doc , lie's rid these roads nnd woods
er swum 'em , now and then
And prac'ticed in this neighborhood sonco
hain't no tellln' when I
II.
In radius o' fifteen mlle'd , all ip'lnls o' com
pass 'round ,
No man or womm , chick or child , er loam ,
on top o' ground ,
( Out knoi\s him yes , nnd got respects and
Ilkhi' fer lilm , too.
Fer nil his sntnspak dee-fects o' genius
showln' throunh !
III.
Some claims he's absent-minded ; some hnfl
said they wnz nfenrd
To ' - ake bis powiJors when he come and
dosed 'em out , and 'penred
To liavo his mind on Homopln c-.lso llko
County Ditch , or poino
Now way o' tannin' mussmt pelts , er mak-
lu' butter come.
IV.
lie's cur'ous they hain't no mistake about
It ! but lie's sot
KnoiiKh o' oxtry brains to make a jury
llko as not.
They'rt no doscrlbln' Slfers fer , when nil U
said and done ,
He's .Ice' lilssulf , Don Slfers ncr they
hain't no other one !
V.
DOO'H allus Boclable , polite , nnd 'greable.
you'll find
Pervldln' < if you strike him right and notfi-
In * on his inlml
Llko In boino hurry when thoy'vo sent fer
Slfern , quick , vou HOP ,
To 'lend como wi-wmll ! accident , er plcnlo
Jnmborco ;
VI ,
I3r when the llfhtnln' struck some hare
brained harvest bund' er In
Some 'tempt o' sucldcln' where they'd ort
to try ng'ln !
I've knr.nM Doc haul up from a trot ami
talk n' hour or two
When rallly ho'il n-ort o' not a-stopped for
"Jlowdy-do ! "
A Peculiar Incident.
At Women's Mc
An Incident occurred it the Woman's
Christian Temperance union state convon'lm '
at Cortland , New York , early In Octolwr.
that mark. I an era of progress , and la In or.
citing Inasmuch HH it Indicates the trend of
thought of the present day. It was pro
posed that I'oatum Cereal Coffee be fci rv I
at moils fer delegates In place of on ) n < ry
coffee. Some of the ladles stated ilia' > > '
had tried I'ostum once uiid did tint fa' ' " v
However , It was served at the flrsa gi 1 1 1
meal and the ladlea wuro very emphan n
their terms of approval , . Some ono r. -
upon put the question , whether 'ho n > n\
tlon bo served with ordinary coffee or
rnstum , nnd the vote was for I'ostum wi' ' -
out ono ( ll 8ontlng voice , the ladles Iloi'k i :
ubout tlio cook to ascertain how to maku
such a delicious beverage on whic'i irjnv f
them had failed In their first attempt Tim
answer was simple : Jioll fifteen u.li > < i" "
after boiling commences , while for < lm' ' '
suppeis , conventions , etc. , enclose Hid p-oi-
uct | n/ / two cheese cloth bags In coffp" b > il r
and boll ono hour. The famous I'ux'um
Colteoi thus mode furnishes a hot liovc a a
full of nourishment for nervon and brain a 'l '
delicious to the taste. People are kluwly
awakening to the fact that the dally drug
ging with narcotics In tlio shape of coffro
end tobacco accounto for many Ills < f
head , nerves , heart and stomach. The at tlon
of the Now York state convention ImlaaUJ
their Intelligence on the subject In hand
llewaro of harmful substitutes and adu" " .
terated coffee sold for Cereal Coffee under
BOIIIO fetching name. Qcnulno packages Iwvo
f ° con ana the words " "
d Wood
